The document discusses Oracle Database 12c Release 2 application containers. It provides an overview of application containers, how to install and upgrade applications within containers, and administration tasks like patching and backups. Key points include using application roots and seeds to share common application objects and data across pluggable databases (PDBs), and managing application upgrades by modifying objects in the application root.

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Application Containers – an Introduction
Oracle Database 12c Release 2 - Multitenancy for Applications
Markus Flechtner

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5. Agenda
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1. Container Database Architecture
2. Application Containers – Overview
3. Application Common Objects
4. Installing Applications
5. Upgrading and Patching Applications
6. Administration & Daily Business
7. Summary

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Container Database Architecture

7. Oracle Multitenant in Oracle Database 12c
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The container database architecture (multitenant architecture) introduced in Oracle
Database 12c Release 1 enables an Oracle database to work as a container database
(CDB)
A new database architecture designed for:
– consolidation/database virtualization
– fast and easy provisioning
– separation of administrative duties
– rapid movement of user data (unplug/plug)
Pluggable databases (PDBs) are compatible with traditional non-CDB (same behaviour
from the application point of view)

8. Container Database Architecture - overview
PMON SMON LGWR DBW0 DIAG …
SYSTEM SYSAUX REDO CTLUNDO
CDB$ROOT
[RW]
TEMP
PDB$SEED [RO]
CRM01 [RW] FA01 [RW]
CRM DBA
CDB DBA
FA DBA APP DBA
Application Tablespaces Application Tablespaces
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SYSTEM SYSAUX UNDO TEMP
SYSTEM SYSAUX UNDO TEMP SYSTEM SYSAUX UNDO TEMP

9. Container Database Architecture - Sharing
To avoid the duplication of system metadata, a CDB uses a new object property called
SHARING
SQL> SELECT sharing, count(*)
2 FROM dba_object GROUP BY sharing;
SHARING COUNT(*)
------------------ ----------
METADATA LINK 66457
DATA LINK 214
EXTENDED DATA LINK 56
NONE 5053
CDB$ROOT
[RW]
PDB$SEED
[RO]
CRM01
[RW]
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Application Containers
Overview

11. Application Containers - Overview
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Consist of
– Application Root
– Application Seed
– Application PDBs
Applications can share
– Data model
– Code
– Metadata
– Data
CDB$ROOT
PDB$SEED CRM01
APPSEED DEMOPDB2
Application Root (APPROOT)
DEMOPDB1

12. Application Containers – Use Cases
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Software as a Service (SaaS)
Better master data management
Coordinated and simplified upgrades
„manage many as one“
CRM$SEED CRMCUST2
Version1
Application Root (CRM)
CRMCUST1
Version1
CRMCUST3
Version2
CRMCUST4
Version2
Application Root (FA)
FA$SEED FACUST1
Version1
FACUST2
Version3
CDB$ROOT

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Application Common Objects

14. Sharing - Application Common Objects
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Application Common Objects (Sharing-Attribute)
CREATE TABLE <table_name> SHARING=METADATA
( col1 .. )
Sharing Definition Data
METADATA APPROOT APPPDB
DATA APPROOT APPROOT Data accessible from Application PDB (RO)
EXTENDED DATA APPROOT APPROOT
APPPDB
Data is stored in Application Root and can
be retrieved from all Application PDBs (RO)
Additional PDB-level data can be stored in
Application PDB
NONE local local

15. Which sharing methods are allowed?
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Object Type Metadata Link Data Link Extended Data Link None
Table YES YES YES YES
Views YES YES YES YES
Sequences YES YES NO YES
All others YES NO NO YES

16. Foreign Keys to Data Linked Tables
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Bug 21955394 (Patches are available for 12.2 Base Release and RU 12.2.0.1.170718)
DEMOPDB
Application Root (APPROOT)
APPROOT SQL> create table DEPT SHARING=DATA
(DEPTNO number constraint PK_DEPT primary key,
DNAME varchar2(30));
DEPT (DATA)
DEPT (DEF)
EMP (DEF)
EMP (DATA)
APPROOT SQL> create table EMP SHARING=METADATA
(EMPNO number constraint PK_EMP primary key,
ENAME varchar2(30) not null,
DEPTNO constraint FK_DEPT references DEPT);
APPROOT SQL> insert into DEPT ..
DEMOPDB SQL> insert into EMP ..
ORA-02291: integrity constraint (SCOTT.FK_DEPTNO) violated - parent key not found

17. Be Careful with DML on Application Container Objects
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DML from Application PDB on an a Data-Linked Table:
DML from Application PDB on a Extended Data-Linked Table (row from Application Root):
SQL> update scott.dept set loc='SEATTLE' where loc='CHICAGO';
update scott.dept set loc='SEATTLE' where loc='CHICAGO'
*ERROR at line 1:
ORA-65097: DML into a data link table is outside an application action
SQL> select * from scott.zip_codes where zip_code='40227';
CO ZIP_C CITY
-- ----- ----------------------------------------
DE 40227 Duesseldorf
SQL> update scott.zip_codes set zip_code='44444' where zip_code='40227';
0 rows updated.

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Installing Applications

19. Prepare the Application in the Application Root (1)
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Create Application Root (similar to CDB$ROOT)
– Oracle Managed Files (OMF) are required when using Application Containers
Create the application in the Application Root
During application creation the statements are captured
create pluggable database DEMO AS APPLICATION CONTAINER
admin user admin identified by manager;
alter pluggable database application DEMOAPP begin install '1.0';
.. create tablespaces (OMF)
.. create users
.. create application objects
alter pluggable database application DEMOAPP end install '1.0';
Not documented!

20. Prepare the Application in the Application Root (2)
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Create Application Common Objects
SQL> Alter session set container=DEMO;
SQL> alter pluggable database application DEMOAPP begin install '1.0';
SQL> show user
USER is "SYS"
SQL> create table SCOTT.EMP SHARING=METADATA [..]
Table created.
alter pluggable database application DEMOAPP end install '1.0';
Works!

21. Prepare the Application in the Application Root (3)
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Create Application Common Objects (as object owner)
SQL> Alter session set container=DEMO;
SQL> alter pluggable database application DEMOAPP begin install '1.0';
SQL> create user scott ..
SQL> connect scott/tiger@DEMO
SQL> create table EMP SHARING=METADATA [..]
ORA-65021 illegal use of „SHARING“-clause

22. Prepare the Application in the Application Root (4)
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Create Application Common Objects (as object owner)
SQL> alter pluggable database application DEMOAPP begin install '1.0';
SQL> exec dbms_application_info.set_module('INSTALL_V1',null);
SQL> create user scott ..
SQL> connect scott/tiger@DEMO
SQL> exec dbms_application_info.set_module('INSTALL_V1',null);
SQL> create table EMP SHARING=METADATA [..]
Table created.
SQL> connect sys/manager@DEMO as sysdba
SQL> exec dbms_application_info.set_module('INSTALL_V1',null);
SQL> alter pluggable database application DEMOAPP end install '1.0';
Not documented!

23. Create an Application PDB
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Two ways to create an Application PDB
– Via an Application Seed
– Directly from Application Root
During the PDB creation the statements are „replayed“

24. Application Seed
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Similar to PDB$SEED
Optional
Only one Application seed per Application container allowed
SQL> CREATE PLUGGABLE DATABASE AS SEED
2 ADMIN USER app_admin IDENTIFIED BY manager;
Pluggable database created.
SQL> show pdbs
CON_ID CON_NAME OPEN MODE RESTRICTED
---------- ------------------------------ ---------- ----------
3 DEMO READ WRITE NO
4 DEMO$SEED MOUNTED

25. Create an Application PDB (1) – from Application Seed
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Step 1: Install Application in Application Seed
Clone the Application Seed
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE DEMO$SEED OPEN;
ALTER SESSION SET CONTAINER=DEMO$SEED;
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE APPLICATION DEMO SYNC;
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE CLOSE IMMEDIATE;
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE OPEN READ ONLY;
create pluggable database DEMOPDB1 from DEMO$SEED;
alter pluggable database DEMOPDB1 open;

26. Create an Application PDB (2) – from Application Root
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ALTER SESSION SET CONTAINER=DEMO;
create pluggable database DEMOPDB1
admin user admin identified by admin;
Alter pluggable database DEMOPDB1 open;
ALTER SESSION SET CONTAINER=DEMOPDB1;
Alter pluggable database application DEMOAPP sync;
.. after that the application can be used in DEMOPDB1

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Patching and Upgrading
Applications

28. Application Containers – Upgrade an Application (1)
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Upgrade the application in the Application Root
Upgrade in Application PDB
alter pluggable database application DEMOAPP
begin upgrade from '1.0' to '2.0';
.. modify application objects
alter pluggable database application DEMOAPP end upgrade to '2.0';
Alter pluggable database application DEMOAPP sync;

29. Application Containers – Upgrade an Application (2)
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During an upgrade, a read-only clone of the source Application Root is created
From the alert.log:
Purpose: Application Root for Application PDBs not upgraded to the new release
DEMO(5):alter pluggable database application DEMOAPP begin upgrade '1.0' to '2.0'
CREATE PLUGGABLE DATABASE "F613214177_3_1" AS APPLICATION CONTAINER from "DEMO"
CREATE_FILE_DEST='/u01/oradata'
[..]
Completed: CREATE PLUGGABLE DATABASE "F613214177_3_1" AS APPLICATION CONTAINER from
"DEMO" CREATE_FILE_DEST='/u01/oradata'[..]
ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE "F613214177_3_1" OPEN READ ONLY INSTANCES=ALL
[..]
Completed: ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE "F613214177_3_1" OPEN READ ONLY INSTANCES=ALL

30. Patching an Application
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Limited set of operations (e.g. no DROP commands, no ALTER TABLE)
A minimum start version can be defined
alter pluggable database application DEMOAPP
begin patch <Patch#>
.. modify application objects
alter pluggable database application DEMOAPP end patch <Patch#>;

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Administration
&
Daily Business

32. Administration
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All administrative tasks are executed from
the application root
CREATE/OPEN/CLOSE/DROP work as
with normal PDBs
– But closing the Application Root will clause
all Application PDBs
Application Root can only be dropped if
there are no Application PDBs
A normal PDB can be converted to
an Application Container
APPSEED DEMOPDB2
Application Root (APPROOT)
DEMOPDB1

33. Backup & Recovery
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When connected to CDB$ROOT
– Same as with usual PDBs
When connected to Application Root
For recovery the same principles apply
RMAN> CONNECT TARGET sys/manager@oracle12c:1521/demoapp
RMAN> BACKUP DATABASE ROOT; # backup application root
RMAN> BACKUP PLUGGABLE DATABASE DEMOPDB1; # backup application PDB
RMAN> BACKUP DATABASE; # backup application root + PDBs

34. Execution Plans (1) – Data Linked Table
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select e.empno, e.ename, d.deptno, d.dname
2 from scott.emp e -- local in application PDB
3 scott.dept d -- from application root (data linked)
4 where d.deptno=e.deptno;
---------------------------------------------------------------
| Id | Operation | Name | Rows | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)|
---------------------------------------------------------------
| 0 | SELECT STATEMENT | | 1 | 35 | 3 (0)|
|* 1 | HASH JOIN | | 1 | 35 | 3 (0)|
| 2 | DATA LINK FULL | DEPT | 1 | 22 | |
| 3 | TABLE ACCESS FULL| EMP | 14 | 182 | 3 (0)|
---------------------------------------------------------------

35. Execution Plans (2) – Extended Data Linked Table
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select * from scott.zip_codes;
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Id | Operation | Name | Pstart| Pstop | TQ |IN-OUT|PQ Distrib
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 0 | SELECT STATEMENT | | | | | |
| 1 | PX COORDINATOR | | | | | |
| 2 | PX SEND QC (RANDOM) | :TQ10000 | | | Q1,00| P->S |QC(RAND)
| 3 | PX PARTITION LIST ALL | | 1 | 2 | Q1,00| PCWC |
| 4 | EXTENDED DATA LINK FULL | ZIP_CODES| | | Q1,00| PCWP |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

36. Data Dictionary Views (CDB_APP%)
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CDB_APPLICATIONS
CDB_APPLICATION_ROLES
CDB_APP_ERRORS
CDB_APP_PATCHES
CDB_APP_PDB_STATUS
CDB_APP_STATEMENTS
CDB_APP_VERSIONS

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Summary

38. Application Containers - Summary
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+ Interesting concept for SaaS
+ Easy upgrade and patching of lots of Application PDBs
- It‘s a “release 1.0“ of a new feature
- Some flaws
- Oracle Managed Files (OMF) are required
- Documentation is misleading in some places

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Further Information
Oracle 12.2 Concepts (Chapter 19)
Oracle 12.2 Administrators Guide (Chapter 40 and 44)

40. Questions and Answers
Markus Flechtner
Principal Consultant
Phone +49 211 5866 64725
Markus.Flechtner@Trivadis.com
@markusdba https://www.markusdba.net
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